Captain Edwin Beesley

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: 1
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 20002, South Lancashire Regiment L/Cpl 20002, South Lancashire Regiment Lt, Liverpool Regiment

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 27th of September 1918 (Friday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery - I. E. 9.

BMD details:
Marriage of Edwin Beesley to Florence Smith registered Q3 1918 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 1291

Family details:
Next of kin from MIC: Mrs E Beesley, Wellington House, Little Mill, Douglas I.O.M.

Census details:
1901 - 8 years old Edwin is living at 132 Chapel Street, St Helens with parents Edwin (39), Esther (35) and three siblings: Gertrude (11), Mary (70, Esther (6). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Clerk' Edwin still living at 132 Chapel Street, St Helens with widowed father Edwin (49) and two siblings: Mary (17), Esther (16).

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[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Cpt_Edwin_Beesley.jpg[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/Capt_Beesley.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Captain Edwin Beesley at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]/slmgc/edwin_beesley.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Captain Edwin Beesley MC (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and FAG)[/caption]